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Wine Type Pudding Wine
Vintage 2007
Style Rich & Complex Whites
Country France
Region Bordeaux
Sub Region Sauternes-Barsac
Grower Name Château Rieussec
Grape Variety Sémillon, Sauvignon Blanc
ABV 13.5%
Closure Natural Cork
Château Rieussec, Carmes de Rieussec, Sauternes, Bordeaux, France 2007, Half Bottles
Jascots tasting note...
" Château Rieussec For several generations, Château Rieussec has been a leading name in Sauternes wines. As early as 1868, Charles Cocks remarked that 'Beyond any of the others, Rieussec produces wines that are very similar to Yquem wines'.Château Rieussec is one of the richest and most exotic of all Sauternes, producing particularly good wines in the late 1980s and the mid 1990s. Rieussec has been owned by Domaines Barons de Rothschild since 1985 and is located at one of the highest points of Sauternes in the village of Fargues where its vineyards border those of Château d`Yquem. Rieussec's 75 hectares of vineyards are planted with 89% Sémillon, 8% Sauvignon Blanc and 3% Muscadelle. Yields are low and the grapes are fermented in stainless steel tanks and oak casks before being matured in oak barriques (70% new) for 18-24 months. Rieussec produces a classic full-bodied Sauternes that is deep golden-yellow in colour and packed with lusciously sweet, honeyed fruits. Classsfied as a 1er Cru Classé, its best vintages rival those from d`Yquem. "
Goes great with...
Puddings - Fruit, Fois Gras & Cheese - Blue
About The Region Bordeaux View All Wines From This Region
Bordeaux, River Gironde
Bordeaux is a region in south-west France bisected by the river Gironde Estuary, producing high quality red, white and sweet wines. The region can be split into two distinct styles on different sides of the river, 'left bank' and 'right bank'. On the left bank the vineyards are typically free-draining gravel soils, while the left bank has a higher proportion of clay. Bordeaux as a whole enjoys a continental-maritime climate.
Red wines are typically a blend of grape varieties. Wines from the left bank of the river are usually the traditional 'Bordeaux Blend' of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc, while those from the right bank are typically Merlot and Cabernet Franc.
Dry and sweet white wines are made from a blend of Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc, although some dry whites are produced using 100% Sauvignon Blanc.
About The Grape Variety Sauvignon Blanc View All Wines With This Grape
Sauvignon Blanc
Sauvignon Blanc is a high quality white grape whose spiritual home is France, and more specifically the Loire Valley, where it produces crisp, acidic wines with green and citrus fruit flavours, and a hallmark streak of minerality in the best examples.
In more recent years, the variety has been adopted by New Zealand as their signature white variety, showing concentrated gooseberry, citrus and stone fruit flavours. New Zealand Sauvignon, especially that from the Marlborough region, has become an 'instant classic' and is a must on all good wine lists and home cellars. The variety has also come to prominence in Chile and South Africa and is also a key ingredient in many of the great sweet wines of the world.
Château Rieussec, Carmes de Rieussec, Sauternes, Bordeaux, France 2007
Jascots tasting note...
" Château Rieussec
For several generations, Château Rieussec has been a leading name in Sauternes wines... "
Goes great with...
Puddings - Fruit, Fois Gras & Cheese - Blue
Save £37.80 a case
Château d'Yquem, 1er Cru Classé, Sauternes, France 2003
Jascots tasting note...
" Light to mid gold. Light but clean and ripe pear juice nose. Very sweet and already a little bit hot. Some spicy gingerbread quality. Very forward for Yquem."" 18/20, Jancis Robinson MW "
Goes great with...
Puddings - Fruit, Cheese - Blue & Fois Gras